Week 1
Lesson 1
Dark Ages
- Heirs of Rome: The Church and the Byzantines
- Roman Economy in the Dark Ages
- Muhammad | Birth, History & the Founding of Islam
- Muslim Learning: Scientific, Artistic, Medical & Literary Accomplishments
- Dome of the Rock | Definition, Architecture & History
- Five Pillars of Islamic Faith | Definition, Order & Rules
- People of the Book | Judaism, Christianity & Islam
 Week 2
Lesson 2
Early Middle Ages
- Feudalism & the Roman Empire | History & Events
- Charlemagne's Holy Roman Empire | Definition & Reign
- Christian Monasticism
- Carolingian Art in the Renaissance | History & Characteristics
- Carolingian Architecture | Overview, Characteristics & Examples
- Vikings | History, Territory & Civilization
- The Technology Behind the Armored Knight
- Order From Chaos: Establishing Stability through Feudal Ties and Manors
- Fall of the Byzantine Empire | History, Causes & Importance
 Week 3
Lesson 3
Medieval Warm Period
- The Medieval Warm Period and New Agricultural Technologies
- The Great Schism of 1054 | History, Causes & Effects
- William the Conqueror | Life, History & Accomplishment
- Roman Catholic Church Hierarchy | Overview, Structure & Roles
- First Crusade | Causes, Effects & Success
- The Great Crusades | History, Timeline & End
- Effects of the Crusades | Overview, Results & Significance
- The Reemergence of Towns and Commerce
 Week 4
Lesson 4
High Middle Ages
- Heresies and Inquisitions in the High Middle Ages
- Mendicants
- The Spread of Ancient Knowledge and Its Impact on the Church
- The Rise of Universities and Displacement of Monasteries
- Magna Carta
- Charter of the Forest and the Provisions of Oxford
- Thomas Aquinas
- Frederick II, the Roman Emperor
- Mongolians and Their Contributions to Western Civilization
- Medieval Guilds
- Power Struggles of the Holy Roman Empire
- The Daily Life of English Peasants
 Week 5
Lesson 5
Late Middle Ages
- Babylonian Captivity of the Church | Timeline, History & Impact
- Avignon Papacy & Western Schism | Overview & History
- Hundred Years' War | Overview, History & Timeline
- The Longbow in the Hundred Years' War
- Joan of Arc | Early Life, Battles & Importance
- The Little Ice Age and the Black Death
- Fourteenth-Century Peasant Revolts Across Europe
 Week 6
Lesson 6
History of the Renaissance
- The Renaissance Timeline
- Italian Renaissance
- Medici Family
- The Birth of Parliament: Monarchs vs. the Aristocracy
- Renaissance Economy
- The Formation of Modern Nation States
- Northern Renaissance Art
- France and the Valois at the End of the 100 Years War
- England's Wars of the Roses
- England and the Tudors at the End of the Wars of the Roses
- Leonardo Da Vinci | Biography, Works & Significance
- The Reconquista & Spanish Inquisition
 Week 7
Lesson 7
The Age of Exploration & Discovery
- The Old World vs. New World | History & Reasons for Exploration
- Great Explorers of Spain and Portugal: Aims & Discoveries
- Mapping the World, Seaborne Commerce & Piracy
- The Italian Wars and Weakening of Papal Authority
- Machiavelli and Lessons of the Italian Wars
- Michelangelo
- Encomienda System Impact & Significance | What was the Encomienda System?
- Las Casas, Valladolid Debate & Converting the New World
- Suleiman the Magnificent & the Ottoman Empire
 Week 8
Lesson 8
The Reformation throughout Europe
- The Rise of the Vernacular and the Decline of Latin
- The Catholic Church Before the Reformation
- Martin Luther's 95 Theses
- German Protestant Reformation
- Protestant Reformation in Europe
- Religious Reform in Switzerland
- The French Wars of Religion
- The Church of England & Henry VIII
- Tycho Brahe and Copernicus Take On the Known Universe
- Ivan the Terrible of Russia
- Council of Trent
- The Protestant Reformation
- The Catholic & Protestant Reformation